Posts Tagged ‘Plain City Historical Society’

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s death and the passing of his funeral train through Plain City in 1865, the Plain City Historical Society will host a program at the former railroad station site between 8-9 pm on Wednesday, April 29 at 250 Maple Street in Plain City.

The ceremony will include bagpiper Drew Lear, local VFW and American Legion Honor Guard, as well as an address from retired Lt. General Charles E. Stenner. There will be a moment of silence at 8:45 pm (the time of the train’s arrival), followed by an Honor Guard rifle salute and the playing of “Taps” by trumpeter, Doug Weakley. To find out more, go HERE.

Prior to the funeral train ceremony, attend a Civil War music performance by Steve Ball at 7 pm at the Plain City Public Library, 305 West Main Street. Once the concert is done, you can walk from the Library to the Historical Society’s program on Maple Street.

Musician Steve Ball will perform American Civil War music on an authentic 1860’s guitar.

To learn more about Steve Ball, go HERE.

Join the Uptown Plain City Organization (UPCO) for a FREE Renovation Seminar on Wednesday, April 22 at 7 pm at the Plain City Historical Society, 111 West Main Street.

Architect Dean Bollinger will speak about second floor renovations in older buildings.

Architect Gene Law will have a presentation on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access for older buildings.

Additionally, there will be presentations from the Plain City Zoning Office, Pleasant Valley Fire Department, and UPCO.

Doors open at 6:30 with presentations beginning at 7. Light refreshments will be served.

While you are visiting with other business and building owners, you can also learn about the UPCO facade improvement grant and win door prizes.

RSVP to Shannon Pine at steelerspine@gmail.com or 614-313-0895 by Monday, April 20.

On April 29, 1865, 150 years ago, the train carrying Abraham Lincoln’s body passed through Plain City (named Pleasant Valley at that time) between 8:45-9 pm. To commemorate this epic event, several programs will take place in Plain City, as well as around Ohio. Lincoln who died on April 15, 1865 was a much beloved president and it is estimated that one-third of the population of the United States witnessed the passing of the former president aboard his funeral train between April 21, when the train left Washington, and May 2, when it arrived in Springfield, Illinois for his burial.

A 2015 replica Lincoln Funeral Train has been made and will follow the same journey the original train took in 1865. To find out more about the 2015 Funeral Train and its route through Ohio, go HERE.

To find out more about the 2015 Lincoln Funeral Train on Facebook, go HERE.

The Plain City Public Library and the Friends of the Plain City Public Library will host three events highlighting Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. For more information on the events, go HERE.

The Library’s three events are summarized below. All three events take place at the Library, 305 West Main Street, Plain City.

On Thursday April 16 at 7 pm, Mr. Robert Brugler will present an educational look at the life of the beloved president. He will perform as Abraham Lincoln himself.

On Tuesday, April 28 at 6:30 pm, there will be a Maker’s Workshop for Kids: Drums and Guitars. Music will be mixed with history in this workshop where kids will create a toy instrument and learn a song that was popular during the Civil War.

On Wednesday, April 29 at 7 pm, musician Steve Ball will perform American Civil War music on an authentic 1860’s guitar.

To learn more about Steve Ball, go HERE.

Immediately following the Steve Ball Civil War Concert at the Library, the Plain City Historical Society will host a program at the former railroad station site between 8-9 pm on Wednesday, April 29 at 250 Maple Street in Plain City. The ceremony will include bagpiper Drew Lear, local VFW and American Legion Honor Guard, as well as an address from retired Lt. General Charles E. Stenner. There will be a moment of silence at 8:45 pm (the time of the train’s arrival), followed by an Honor Guard rifle salute and the playing of “Taps” by trumpeter, Doug Weakley. To find out more, go HERE.

Check out the flyer below for information on all of the events in Plain City.

Additionally, if you miss Robert Brugler portraying Abe Lincoln at the library, you can listen to another Lincoln historian on Tuesday, May 26 at the Plain City Historical Society’s monthly meeting at 7 pm at 111 West Main Street in Plain City.

On April 30 from noon to 1:30 pm, Scott Trostel, author of The Lincoln Funeral Train will speak at the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus about his research on the Funeral Train. To learn more, go HERE.

2015 also marks the Civil War’s 150th Anniversary. A web site and Facebook page have been set up by the Ohio Historical Society to remind Ohioans of this important date and give information on upcoming lectures and events.

To visit the Ohio Civil War 150 web site, go HERE and to visit their Facebook page, go HERE.

Head downtown for the Plain City ArtSplosion on the Second Friday of each month this summer from 5-9 pm. The first Friday ArtSplosion was held on June 14th. The other Friday ArtSplosions will be July 12 and August 9. Join local artisans who will present handmade goods and artwork for sale.

If you are an artist, you can display and sell your work at the ArtSplosion. For more information, call 614-873-7314.

There will also be kids activities and an ice cream social hosted by The Plain City Historical Society. The Plain City Historical Society will be selling ice cream and pie as a fundraiser during the ArtSplosion.

If you would like to volunteer to make pies for the Historical Society’s ice cream social on Friday, you can call Kathy Cosgray at 614-873-5562 to donate your culinary talents. Pies can be dropped off at the Historical Society after 4 pm on Friday or Kathy will pick them up. For the June ArtSplosion, the Historical Society had 12 pies and one cobbler and they ran out by 7:30 pm. This month, they would like to have between 20-24 pies and cobblers. No cream pies, please. If you would like to volunteer to cut pies, scoop ice cream, or serve, stop by the Historical Society on Friday between 5 and 9 pm and they will put you to work. In June, the Historical Society made over $200 in less than three hours. Please help them raise even more money at this Friday’s ArtSplosion.

For more information and photos of the first ArtSplosion event, check out the Facebook site HERE.

The Plain City Historical Society‘s annual meeting will be held at Der Dutchman restaurant on Tuesday, June 25. Social hour and registration will begin at 6 PM with dinner served at 6:30. The dinner is $18 per person and includes dinner, dessert, drink, and gratuity. The business for the evening will be limited to brief annual reports and voting for officers so there will be plenty of time for the guest speaker–Steven Ball, a Civil War musician. Mr. Ball will bring his prized guitar and sing songs for the crowd. To see photos and find out more about Steven Ball, visit his web site HERE.

Pre-paid dinner reservations are required and must be turned in by Saturday, June 21. You can secure your reservation by clicking on the link below and printing out the form, which is on page 7 of the newsletter. The completed form can be mailed to the Plain City Historical Society, P. O. Box 82, Plain City, Ohio 43064. Please make checks payable to: Plain City Historical Society. You can also drop off your form at the Historical Society during regular business hours.

pchs newsletter april-may 2013

Additionally, did you know that you can now purchase gifts to support the Plain City Historical Society through their Online Store? Check out their site on Cafepress where you can get t-shirts, mugs, and lots of other neat items.

The Plain City Historical Society is also open limited hours at their location next to Security Bank (formerly Citizens–which was formerly Farmer’s–you know, Mary Mitchell’s Bank) on West Main Street  in the historic downtown. If you have never been in, it is definitely worth a visit.

And please LIKE the Historical Society on Facebook HERE.